linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Unify rest of FAT messages.

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Date:	Thu, 24 Feb 2011 09:04:52 +0100
From:	Alexey Fisher <bug-track@...her-privat.net>
To:	OGAWA Hirofumi <hirofumi@...l.parknet.co.jp>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joe@...ches.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Unify rest of FAT messages.

Hi,

are there any updates on this issue?

Am Donnerstag, den 11.11.2010, 05:53 +0900 schrieb OGAWA Hirofumi:
> Alexey Fisher <bug-track@...her-privat.net> writes:
> 
> >> Also, yes. It would be complicate more or less than one FS. And maybe I
> >> can understand why you want to concentrate FAT.
> >> 
> >> But I'm afraid to implement for only FAT. If there is not any some sort
> >> of agreement by others, it may have to re-implement. If that happen, FAT
> >> can be bothered by compatible (or have to maintain both of old and new
> >> for a while). Because the notified data are some sort of ABI, IMO.
> >> 
> >> This is why I'm careful about this, and can't say easily - "let's try it
> >> on FAT".
> >
> > I'm not sure if we talk about same thing now :D
> > By notification you mean the idea to notify userspace about error?
> > correct?
> 
> Sure. I was talking about "to notify userspace". :)
> 
> > In my previous email i switched the point, it will be to complicate for
> > now to work on notification system. For now i'll be happy to see grep
> > friendly logs. Same like ext2,3,4 do
> >
> > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=4cf46b67eb6de94532c1bea11d2479d085229d0e
> >
> > In long term it will be good to have such notification system. So i will
> > start new tread about it. 
> 
> OK, I see. I'll review patches. Looks good though.
> 
> Thanks.


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